diff --git a/site/src/content/docs/commands/zarf_package_create.md b/site/src/content/docs/commands/zarf_package_create.md
index d19322ee64..fca2149f69 100644
--- a/site/src/content/docs/commands/zarf_package_create.md
+++ b/site/src/content/docs/commands/zarf_package_create.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ zarf package create [ DIRECTORY ] [flags]
   -s, --sbom                               View SBOM contents after creating the package
       --sbom-out string                    Specify an output directory for the SBOMs from the created Zarf package
       --set stringToString                 Specify package variables to set on the command line (KEY=value) (default [])
-      --signing-key string                 Path to the private key for signing packages. Accepts either a local file path or a Cosign-supported key provider
+      --signing-key string                 Private key for signing packages. Accepts either a local file path or a Cosign-supported key provider
       --signing-key-pass string            Password to the private key used for signing packages
       --skip-sbom                          Skip generating SBOM for this package
 ```
diff --git a/src/config/lang/english.go b/src/config/lang/english.go
index 55e4c880a1..5bf02cbeb3 100644
--- a/src/config/lang/english.go
+++ b/src/config/lang/english.go
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ $ zarf package mirror-resources <your-package.tar.zst> \
 	CmdPackageCreateFlagSbomOut               = "Specify an output directory for the SBOMs from the created Zarf package"
 	CmdPackageCreateFlagSkipSbom              = "Skip generating SBOM for this package"
 	CmdPackageCreateFlagMaxPackageSize        = "Specify the maximum size of the package in megabytes, packages larger than this will be split into multiple parts to be loaded onto smaller media (i.e. DVDs). Use 0 to disable splitting."
-	CmdPackageCreateFlagSigningKey            = "Path to the private key for signing packages. Accepts either a local file path or a Cosign-supported key provider"
+	CmdPackageCreateFlagSigningKey            = "Private key for signing packages. Accepts either a local file path or a Cosign-supported key provider"
 	CmdPackageCreateFlagSigningKeyPassword    = "Password to the private key used for signing packages"
 	CmdPackageCreateFlagDeprecatedKey         = "[Deprecated] Path to private key file for signing packages (use --signing-key instead)"
 	CmdPackageCreateFlagDeprecatedKeyPassword = "[Deprecated] Password to the private key file used for signing packages (use --signing-key-pass instead)"